Example sentences of "may be [adj] [verb] [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , since intervention is often directed at the areas of relative weakness in a child 's linguistic abilities , it may be helpful to identify what these are and to what extent they are likely to impair the child 's ability to communicate in a variety of settings . |
| 2 | If you are divorced , you may be able to use your former spouse 's contributions to improve your own pension entitlement , provided that you have not remarried before reaching pension age . |
| 3 | ’ I am writing in the hope that you may be able to give me some positive information regarding the money I am supposed to live on . |
| 4 | The Minister , who has access to more information than I have and who is ably supported by his civil servants , may be able to give us more news on that front this morning . |
| 5 | A professional chimney sweep may be able to give you some indication of the flue 's condition from the type of debris his brush brings down . |
| 6 | Your parents may be able to give you some home-prepared compost . |
| 7 | He may be able to give you some idea what the road is like further on . ’ |
| 8 | Recent research shows that you may be able to predict your own destiny — and even change it — by checking your body 's blood-cholesterol levels . |
| 9 | Reading a chapter in a book wo n't give you either of these , but it may be able to offer you some explanations , understanding and suggestions for further development . |
| 10 | There are those whose keenest pleasures in their job are to be found outside the class-room , in informal contacts with their pupils , where they may be able to exercise their own skills or pursue their own hobbies while helping others enjoy the same pleasures . |
| 11 | The method is of special advantage in cases when a seller delivers an epitome of title accompanied by photographic copies of the title documents , some perhaps complicated and lengthy ; in such a case it may be expedient to make your own " notes on title " on the epitome itself to save duplication of documents . |
| 12 | They may be prepared to build their own checks into ordering referring unscheduled or non-conforming orders to unit management for specific authorisation before actioning . |
| 13 | Readers less familiar with these studies may be interested to weigh their own experience against the research evidence . |